Business & Finance: Week's Statistic: Oct. 7, 1929

1,492,676 Fords. Measured by the simple yardstick of units produced,
the automobile industry would appear to be thriving. Yet while the
number of cars manufactured during the first eight months of 1929
showed a 37.2% increase* over the same period last year, this was
almost entirely accounted for by the phenomenal rise in Ford
production. In July and August this Ford increase offset the decline
shown by other manufacturers and accounted for approximately 40% of the
total cars produced in the U. S. and Canada. These facts are
illustrated in the following table...